Rulers:
• Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844)
• Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (1837-1841)
• Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901)
Births:
• Abercromby, Julia (1840-1915)
• Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916)
• Maître, Edmond (1840-1898)
• Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
• Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917)
• Zola, Émile (1840-1902)
Literature:
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): Master Humphrey’s Clock (1840-1841)
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): Sketches of Young Couples (1840)
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841)
Art:
• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Florence. Vue prise des jardins Boboli (1835-40)
• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Monte Pincio, Rome (1840-50)
• Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879): Souvenirs (1840)
• Turner, Joseph (1775-1851): Rockets and Blue Lights (1840)
• Turner, Joseph (1775-1851): Venice from the Giudecca (1840)